Kona 12/30 – King Of The Castle

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/50 : aperture f /9 : ISO 200 Tonight Kona decided to sit up on this concrete platform at the park (I think it’s used for concerts) to watch over all the activity. Guess he thought it was a good vantage point:)

Kona 9/30 – Red & Green

Nikon D60 : 55mm : shutter 1/50 : aperture f /10 : ISO 800 No matter how much I brush, Kona’s feathering is unruly. It’s taken over his entire hind quarters. The view from the back shows just how out of control they are. I think it makes him look like a fuzzy bear:)

Kona 8/30 – Pondering

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/30 : aperture f /8 : ISO 200 A dog’s life is full of tough decisions. Kona pondering whether to have chicken or fish for dinner….he decided on fish (fresh salmon:)

Kona 6/30 – DJ Kona

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/100 : aperture f /10 : ISO 200 : 2 softboxes : lots of treats DJ Kona rocks all the best music. Kona lends his supersonic hearing to check a mix out at the studio.

Kona 4/30 – Vegged

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/80 : aperture f /6.3 : ISO 400 Dogs are the best at just vegging out, aren’t they? After a walk, Kona enjoys the last rays of the day in the garden, while we do some watering.

Kona 3/30 – Innocence

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/60 : aperture f /4 : ISO 200 : flash Kona demonstrates his “Who me?” look…every dog has one:) This is his usual look when I ask him how the slipper got moved. It’s funny because he just carries my slipper around like a security blanket.  I think this …

Kona 2/30 – Let Them Eat Cake

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/60 : aperture f /4 : ISO 280 : flash Kona celebrating a family birthday with cake. He sat there so patiently waiting for me to take the picture. Of course once he was cleared, it was gone in an instant! It did smell absolutely delicious…I think it was …

The Return Of Kona

We have failed miserably at our 52 weeks of Kona project, while we have been dealing with a house full of ailing family members. Last week Kona went to an orthopedic specialist and the good news was he does not have bone spurs. The bad news was, no one is sure why he is limping. …

Home Pet Therapy

This weekend Kona put his pet therapy skills to use at home, when S had a cooking mishap and ended up burning his had quite badly. Home from the emergency room, Kona checks out his new patient. He spent all afternoon right beside S on the couch, making sure he didn’t feel too bad. For …

Happy 4th America!

Wishing everyone a safe and fun Independence Day! Kona watched our neighborhood parade this morning and is now eagerly awaiting the big BBQ! As for fireworks…. …not so eager. We will be spending the evening at the studio, watching a movie so Kona won’t get freaked out by the fireworks display nearby.  

24/52 : Kona – The Clown

Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/160: aperture f /8: ISO 800 Wishing all our Canadian friends a happy 1st, and all our American friends a happy 4th this long weekend!

Camp Kona- Part 2

Day 2 of Kona’s beach adventure, we headed down to the beach right after breakfas,t to find it empty. Kona couldn’t believe that even though we are surrounded by millions of people, we were the only ones on this huge beach…what awesome luck! We explored caves and tide pools, and the boys decided to a …

Camp Kona- Part 1

This weekend we decided to take a mini-staycation and go camping at a local beach in Malibu. We arrived early and set up base camp in the campground, nestled in a canyon across from the beach. There were a gazillion, okay, a lot of chipmunks surrounding the camp waiting to steal some unsuspecting campers dinner …

22/52 : Kona – Watching Surfers

Nikon D60 : 55mm : shutter 1/320: aperture f /13: ISO 200 : circular polarizer My view of Kona watching surfers during an overcast day at the beach. He sat for nearly an hour, fascinated. I wonder if he would have liked to join them.

21/52 : Kona – Lettin’ It All Hang Out

Nikon D60 : 18mm : shutter 1/50: aperture f /6.3: ISO 200 We can all learn a thing or two about relaxing, from dogs…here’s a prime example, Kona gets a head start on the weekend after a busy week at work. We hope you all have a good weekend!

Pet Therapy Prep

Today Kona was very happy to get his new business cards. What? A dog with business cards you ask? Yes indeed, Kona uses them when he is on his pet therapy rounds. Here’s Kona, showing off some of his new cards. Close up… Kona got a selection of new cards. These are all of them… …